Yankees manager Aaron Boone discusses Luke Voit, who hit two home runs in the Yankees' 7-5 win over the Orioles on Friday night. Chris Iseman, Staff Writer, @chrisiseman
Southwest Missouri fans for the past few years have hoped Luke Voit would have a long and successful professional career.
But instead of seeing Voit in the Cardinal whites, they're seeing him excel in pinstripes.
Voit was traded by the Cardinals to the Yankees in late July. He spent the 2016 season in Springfield and hit 19 home runs. Voit won the 2016 Texas League Home Run Derby and received a trophy knife — which is shown in a photo that runs in just about every story the News-Leader writes about him.